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Nanostructured Plasmonic Metal Targets for Raman-based Explosives Detection

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | October 18, 2016 at 11:34 pm , by synadmn

Detection of explosives (eg. in the field, baggage, or transit systems) has become an intense field of research over the last 15 years. Several physical (such as ion mobility spectrometry,...

Temperature Difference Propels Droplets

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | October 16, 2016 at 11:51 pm , by synadmn

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Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have developed a new way of driving fluid droplets across surfaces in a precisely controlled way. The method could open up new possibilities for highly...

A Step Toward Practical Electron Optics

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | October 14, 2016 at 12:55 am , by synadmn

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A team of scientists has coaxed electrons into displaying a behavior—negative refraction at a boundary—that’s previously been reserved for light passing through exotic metamaterials. The researchers believe that the finding...

Holographic Imaging Technique Diagnoses Malaria Automatically, Accurately

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | October 12, 2016 at 1:10 am , by synadmn

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A quantitative phase spectroscopy (QPS) system that incorporates digital holography has been used to spot malaria-infected cells from a simple, untouched blood sample without any help from a human. The...

Solving the Problem of Glare

Posted in: Blog, Polymer Optics | October 10, 2016 at 1:45 am , by synadmn

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If you have ever turned on your car’s high beams while driving through fog, you’ve seen glare in action. As the extra light reflects off the fog, it becomes even...

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Nanostructured Plasmonic Metal Targets for Raman-based Explosives Detection

Temperature Difference Propels Droplets

A Step Toward Practical Electron Optics

Holographic Imaging Technique Diagnoses Malaria Automatically, Accurately

Solving the Problem of Glare

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